Lima Reporter

There were 586 kindergarten students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 156 students.

Within Auglaize County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Auglaize County ranked 45th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,445 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 46th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	156	17.9	873
St. Marys East Primary School	143	33.4	428
Cridersville Elementary School	75	19.5	385
Minster Elementary School	71	15.5	459
New Bremen Elementary School	60	14	428
New Knoxville Elementary School	43	14.6	295
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	38	15.5	245
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	69
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	448
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	588
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	430
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	670
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	0	237
Wapakoneta High School	0	0	800
Minster Junior-Senior High School	0	0	373
New Bremen High School	0	0	368
New Knoxville High School	0	0	87
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	0	231